Shane Van Boening vs house regular in 9 ball challenge match 

If all you do all day everyday is play of course

@@JimJones-kk8pb Yea listen to JimJones here anyone can be the best at something they love and do for a living that commits like Doctors, Lawyers, Football, Baseball, Basketball etc..... LETS SEE THIS LOSER DO IT LIKE JIMJONES DOES IT, part time, half assed with beer and friends, THAT'S a hero!

Yea I don't understand either ?

Most likely had a soft break rule in effect, it's becoming more common. A pro named Corey Deuel perfected it. It let him make the 1 and the wing ball with very little movement of the rack. He then had a very tight and relatively easy run out. He was ripping through tournaments with this strategy, plenty of videos on RU-vid. So tournaments started using a soft break rule, usually 3 balls have to cross the headstring on a break or it's illegal wether or not you make a ball, Corey almost always did.

@@shawnobrien3235 yeah. I recall something about his “pattern racking” in 8 ball

3 point break rule violation

Sometimes the opponent forfeits the game with a small gesture that we don’t see on camera

it's called professional respect.@@billiardnetwork

Challenge matches

Three points rule

@@billiardnetwork I'm not familiar with that.

The three-point rule in 9 ball means that players must pocket or make the ball contact the head string line on the break shot. For instance, if a player pockets one object ball, at least two other balls must get the head string line.

18. THE THREE POINT BREAK RULE (1) On the break shot, a minimum of three object balls must either be pocketed, or touch the head string line, or a combination of both. For example, if one object ball is pocketed, then at least two object balls must touch the head string line; or if two object balls are pocketed, then at least one object ball must touch the head string line. To touch the head string line means that the edge of the object ball must reach (break) the string line. (2) If a player fails to meet the requirements in (1), but otherwise makes a legal break, the incoming player has the choice to accept the tables as is, or hand the shot back to his opponent. (3) In accepting the table as is, the incoming player is not permitted to play a “push-out”, he must play a legal shot to the ball on. (4) If the table is handed back to the breaker, the breaker is permitted to play a push-out. If so, his opponent will then have the choice to either play the shot, or hand it back. (5) If a player fails to meet the requirements of (1), but otherwise makes a legal break and pockets the 9 ball, the 9 ball is reposted before the next shot is played. The three point rule must be present on all WPA ranking 9-ball events, together with tapping or ball rack.

@@billiardnetwork I looked it up and I've never heard of this and imo is stupid. If someone soft breaks then you just beat them on 3 fouls. I've never seen this in any pool hall or tournament at least on the east coast of the US.

It was practice before the event